Idea: Magnet holes in baseplates without gluing.
Ruudjhuu opened this issue · comments
Lets add a small layer on top of the magnets hole so we can pause the print, insert magnets and resume the print, This eliminates the messy gluing of magnets which might not stay in place.
got the idea from the thread from u/3dbender
What about press fit magnets?
Here is something for fusion360
https://github.com/software-2/FusionGridfinityGeneratorPressureFit
@oernii it is a possibility but I can't really eun Fusion on Linux and much prefer an openscad approach, I can try to work on it.
@nelsongraca with press fit, do you mean a tighter hole? That is currently fairly easy to do by changing r_hole2 in the constants file (you can also overwrite this in any file where the utility modules are used). This also depends on how precise someones 3d printer can print. I do not think it is possible to create a boolean in the UI which just enables press fit.
customizable hole size would allow people to choose any of the above I would think.!
Like Ruud said, adjusting r_hole2
in gridfinity-rebuilt-constants.scad
will allow you to tune the hole size for your magnets and your printer. The main file parameters are typically reserved for high level abstract features, while the constants file has specific dimensions.
There are a couple ways people have been looking at inserting magnets for baseplates, including pausing the print as well as adding a single layer "bar" that bridges over the gap to allow magnets to slip under.
@GreenEllipsis Sounds like a good idea
I believe there is an implementation for press-fit magnets in the base here: https://www.printables.com/model/413761-gridfinity-refined